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33: 124: 476:. In Philadelphia she loaded case oil, but the river was frozen and an icebreaker was used to clear a passage and tugs got her to sea. Her troubles were not over as she experienced minor flooding due to a burst pipe and pumps had to be used for 48 hours to clear the water. At the end of this voyage, in 1905, she was sold to 583: 464:. On reaching her destination, she got stuck in the mud and some rice had to be thrown overboard before she could be re-floated. After unloading the remainder of the rice, she sailed for 568: 598: 573: 578: 588: 526: 553: 493: 503: 424: 593: 522: 468:
but found five stowaways on board. The captain only managed to disembark the stowaways in the
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Her last voyage was eventful, for her captain died while carrying rice from
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was regarded as a fast ship. She made the run from Trinidad to
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of 259.2 feet, breadth of 39.9 feet and depth of 23.2 feet.
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She was also used to repatriate 132 former labourers from
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after signing a bond and paying for their passage to the
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Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom
449:in 45 days and on 4 November 1894 travelled to 8: 569:Indian indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago 415:bought the ship in 1889 and renamed it the 407:in 1875 for Gilroy, Sons & Company of 227: 17: 120: 29: 7: 14: 122: 31: 453:from Trinidad in just 24 days. 599:Ships built on the River Clyde 574:Indian indenture ships to Fiji 494:Indian indenture ships to Fiji 1: 521:. Brown, Son & Ferguson. 519:Coolie ships and oil sailors 59:Gilroy, Sons & Company, 425:Indian indentured labourers 403:was built by John Elder of 615: 579:Individual sailing vessels 544:Indian Immigrant Ship List 154: 115: 24: 20: 589:Merchant ships of Norway 163:Iron-hulled sailing ship 517:Lubbock, Basil (1981). 504:Indian indenture system 229:Details of some of the 155:General characteristics 247:Deaths during voyage 244:Number of passengers 205:, formerly known as 234: 209:, was a 1,768 ton, 228: 427:to the colonies. 405:Glasgow, Scotland 397: 396: 199: 198: 72:Glasgow, Scotland 606: 532: 357:10 November 1898 235: 130: 127: 126: 125: 39: 36: 35: 34: 18: 614: 613: 609: 608: 607: 605: 604: 603: 559: 558: 540: 535: 529: 516: 512: 499:Indians in Fiji 490: 387:8 November 1905 373:10 January 1903 329:16 October 1895 301:28 October 1893 287:23 October 1892 241:Date of arrival 226: 128: 123: 121: 37: 32: 30: 12: 11: 5: 612: 610: 602: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 561: 560: 557: 556: 554:The Ships List 551: 546: 539: 538:External links 536: 534: 533: 527: 513: 511: 508: 507: 506: 501: 496: 489: 486: 462:British Guiana 395: 394: 391: 388: 385: 381: 380: 377: 374: 371: 365: 364: 361: 358: 355: 351: 350: 347: 344: 341: 337: 336: 333: 330: 327: 323: 322: 319: 316: 315:4 October 1894 313: 309: 308: 305: 302: 299: 295: 294: 291: 288: 285: 281: 280: 277: 274: 273:9 October 1891 271: 265: 264: 261: 258: 255: 249: 248: 245: 242: 239: 225: 222: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 169: 165: 164: 161: 160:Class and type 157: 156: 152: 151: 144: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 118: 117: 113: 112: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 57: 53: 52: 45: 41: 40: 38:United Kingdom 27: 26: 22: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 611: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 555: 552: 550: 549:Genealogy.com 547: 545: 542: 541: 537: 530: 528:0-85174-111-8 524: 520: 515: 514: 509: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 491: 487: 485: 483: 479: 475: 471: 470:United States 467: 463: 459: 454: 452: 448: 444: 439: 437: 433: 428: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 392: 389: 386: 383: 382: 378: 375: 372: 370: 367: 366: 362: 359: 356: 353: 352: 348: 345: 342: 339: 338: 334: 331: 328: 325: 324: 320: 317: 314: 311: 310: 306: 303: 300: 297: 296: 292: 289: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 272: 270: 267: 266: 262: 259: 256: 254: 251: 250: 246: 243: 240: 237: 236: 232: 223: 221: 219: 215: 212: 208: 204: 194: 191: 190: 186: 183: 182: 178: 175: 174: 170: 167: 166: 162: 159: 158: 153: 150: 149: 145: 142: 141: 137: 134: 133: 119: 114: 111: 110: 106: 103: 102: 98: 95: 94: 91: 88: 85: 84: 80: 77: 76: 73: 69: 66: 65: 62: 58: 55: 54: 51: 50: 46: 43: 42: 28: 23: 19: 16: 518: 481: 480:and renamed 466:Philadelphia 455: 442: 440: 429: 416: 400: 398: 230: 214:sailing ship 206: 202: 200: 168:Tons burthen 147: 146: 108: 107: 70:John Elder, 48: 47: 15: 474:West Indies 421:River Rhone 413:Nourse Line 343:11 May 1897 257:15 May 1890 238:Destination 90:Nourse Line 594:1875 ships 563:Categories 510:References 419:after the 233:s voyages 171:1,768 tons 451:Gravesend 447:Cape Town 179:259.2 ft. 488:See also 458:Calcutta 434:back to 432:St Lucia 384:Suriname 369:Suriname 354:Trinidad 326:Trinidad 312:Trinidad 298:Trinidad 284:Trinidad 269:Trinidad 195:23.2 ft. 187:39.9 ft. 135:Acquired 96:Acquired 78:Launched 482:Dybvaag 224:History 216:with a 192:Draught 148:Dybvaag 143:Renamed 116:History 104:Renamed 67:Builder 25:History 525:  478:Norway 411:. The 409:Dundee 231:Rhone' 218:length 207:Gilroy 176:Length 129:Norway 61:Dundee 49:Gilroy 443:Rhone 436:India 417:Rhone 401:Rhone 203:Rhone 109:Rhone 86:Owner 56:Owner 523:ISBN 441:The 399:The 393:n/a 379:n/a 349:n/a 340:Fiji 335:109 263:n/a 253:Fiji 211:iron 201:The 184:Beam 138:1905 99:1889 81:1875 44:Name 460:to 390:n/a 376:n/a 360:652 346:653 332:690 318:662 304:653 290:666 279:16 276:677 260:585 565:: 484:. 438:. 363:3 321:8 307:4 293:4 531:.

Index

Dundee
Glasgow, Scotland
Nourse Line
iron
sailing ship
length
Fiji
Trinidad
Suriname
Glasgow, Scotland
Dundee
Nourse Line
River Rhone
Indian indentured labourers
St Lucia
India
Cape Town
Gravesend
Calcutta
British Guiana
Philadelphia
United States
West Indies
Norway
Indian indenture ships to Fiji
Indians in Fiji
Indian indenture system
ISBN
0-85174-111-8
Indian Immigrant Ship List

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